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Fishing Reports
Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation (GHFF) President Reggie Dickie expressed what he called “cautious optimism” for the future of the Ogeechee River and King Amercia Textiles (KAF) in the wake of a court order rejecting the plans of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to address the chronic violations by the Screven County plant.…
“Leia!” Hamp shouted across the dark food plot. “Leia!” His voice was choked with worry and rising panic about what had happened to his granddaughter. The hunting blind was empty, but puzzlingly, her rifle was still propped up in the corner. Hamp Varner and his brother Dewitt had hurried from their hunt camp to the…
He’ll be the first to tell you, he’d do lots different if he could only replay the events of Sept. 29, 2012, starting with leaving a rattlesnake well enough alone. Brian Hearn was at his Polk County property planting food plots when an encounter with a 4-foot timber rattlesnake, also known as a canebrake, just…
Having acquired a new deer hunting lease in Worth County, Danny Culpepper and his sons, Fletcher and Trevor, spent September and early October scouting and bowhunting the property. Each of the men eventually selected a primary stand location. Danny elected to skip opening weekend of firearms season, but his sons hunted both days, with somewhat…
Three Georgia deer hunters suffered severe injuries within a two-week span during primitive-weapons and rifle-season weekends. Two fell from tree stands—one climber and one ladder—and a third plunged 40 feet through the darkness down an unmarked well. Before daylight on Oct. 13, Donny Moore, 50, of Atlanta, was walking to a stand in Meriwether County…
The biggest bear GON has heard about so far this season was taken by Danny Taylor, of Ailey. He killed a 528-lb. south Georgia bear in Clinch County on Sept. 27 while on a dog hunt. “I was observing a planted pine field when I noticed a pine sapling move,” said Danny. “Then I spotted…
West Point: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Keith Hudson with Hudson’s Pro Bass Shop reports, “There has been some good schooling activity, especially on cloudy days in Maple, Wilson and Whitewater creeks among other places. Trolling with bucktail jigs or downlining bass shiners or…
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has been very productive with the shallow bite turning on. We have been able to get some nice fish early on topwater using Spooks and small buzzbaits along seawalls that border deep water. When…
Tobesofkee: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “The fish are all spread out, which has made fishing difficult for the past few weeks. Look for the bite to get better as November rolls along and becomes incredible in December when the lake is drawn down. Fish a white Picasso spinnerbait or Spro Little John in shad…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good. Grassbeds and seawalls early in the day have been producing some good catches. Work a Net Boy Baits swim jig with a Wackem Crazy Bait Crazy Craw trailer in these places. Start…
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